Big Lake Productions

About Us

Douglas Latimer

Joseph McDonald

Randy Schmeling

Benjamin S. Kutschied

Dave Kochbeck﻿

Ryan Goetzman﻿

Doug is a filmmaker living in San Francisco. Having spent the last two years working with Women 2.0, Startup Weekend, Founder Labs, blackbox connect, Angel Hack, Beintoo and others, Doug has found a niche in the area's unique startup community. Doug has also filmed OK Go, Fishbone, Sammy Hagar, Bob Weir, Maceo Parker, Sharon Jones, Eddie Money and many other talented musicians. Doug is currently working on creating a studio for future BLP films.

Joe likes to call himself a video professional. He has spent the last two years building his editing portfolio in many genres, shooting live music, corporate events, and interviews, as well as working on the set assisting for various production companies. Joe has worked as an editor, camera operator, and production assistant, for a variety of clients including: CPMC Institute for Health and Healing, Climate One, The Commonwealth Club of California, Discovery Channel, Howard TV, Moshcam.com, MTV New York, Pride Law Fund, TLC, Stern Grove Music Festival and Yoga Journal. ﻿

Randy is a performer based in Minneapolis, where he has appeared in dozens of local productions and received much acclaim (thanks Mom). He played a role in Big Lake Productions' very first feature, Manologue, and has since co-written or starred in numerous other films. Randy is an accomplished voice over artist who can be heard hawking goods and services throughout the nation. Pork producers may remember him as The Veterinarian in the USDA informational film, Foot and Mouth Disease: A Stress Free Detection Method That Should Be Handled By A Professional But We Hired An Actor Instead. You can look for him in Power Balladz, a totally bitchin 80’s rock show that may or may not be touring to a city near you.Representation: http://nutsltd.com/﻿

Ben is pleased to have been a collaborator on several BLP shorts. Mostly a theatre guy, he has worked with Twin Cities companies such as the Minnesota Jewish Theatre, The Guthrie, Gremlin Theatre, Chameleon Theatre Circle, and more. Ben is the Artistic Director of Public Dreams Theatre, a co-founder of Upright Egg Theatre Company, and has a day job coordinating tech volunteers at Theatre in the Round Players, Inc.﻿